Best acquires 'gritty' historical saga for Transworld

Francesca Best has acquired three "gritty" historical saga novels by a debut author as her first acquisition for Transworld. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Puffin acquires ninth Young Samurai title

Puffin, part of Penguin Random House, is set to publish a ninth book in Chris Bradford’s ‘Young Samurai’ series following demand from fans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld snaps up Rhys in six figure pre-empt

Transworld has pre-empted two novels by Rachel Rhys, Butterflies with Broken Wings plus one other, in a six-figure deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Royal Institution's 'most captivating' Christmas Lectures acquired

Michael O'Mara is partnering with the Royal Institution to publish 13 Journeys Through Space and Time: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution, edited by Colin Stuart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan US acquires self-publishing platform Pronoun

Macmillan Publishers in the US has acquired NYC-based self-publishing platform Pronoun for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turner Publishing Acquires Four New Imprints

In a deal that breaks the Nashville-based publisher deeper into the religion market, Turner bought four of LongHill Partners' publishing imprints: Jewish Lights, Skylight Paths, Christian Journeys, and Gemstone Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld signs 'queen of the killer twist' Cohen for three new books

Transworld has struck a new three-book deal for six figures with psychological crime author Tammy Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier acquires online community SSRN

STM publisher Elsevier has acquired the largest repository and community for social science and humanities researchers in the world, SSRN, to accelerate its social strategy and scale the network up for the benefit of "the entire scientific ecosystem". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett increases its bid to $865m to acquire US newspaper rival

‘Aggressive’ USA Today publisher eager to swallow the Tribune companyUS newspaper giant Gannett has increased its takeover bid for another big publisher, Tribune, after its first attempt was rebuffed. Gannett, which owns the UK chain, Newsquest, raised its offer on Monday to about $475m (£327m),... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking acquires thriller debut The Witchfinder's Sister

Viking has acquired a literary historical thriller The Witchfinder’s Sister by debut author Beth Underdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argyle Acquires Innovation Enterprise, CFO Publishing

New York-based events firm wants to corner the market for C-level executive conferences. The post Argyle Acquires Innovation Enterprise, CFO Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBIA crowns Transworld and W H Smith Travel

Transworld and W H Smith Travel have been crowned as two of the biggest winners at The British Book Industry Awards 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac acquires Tony Robinson's autobiography

Pan Macmillan has acquired the autobiography of actor, presenter, historian and author Sir Tony Robinson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus acquires The Mind Workout

Piatkus has acquired The Mind Workout: Twenty Steps to Emotional Fitness by mental health coach Mark Freeman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One World Acquires Two Ta-Nehisi Coates Titles

The newly relaunched Random House imprint has acquired one nonfiction and one fiction work from the National Book Award winner, with the first slated for publication on its inaugural list in fall of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shambhala Publications Acquires Rodmell Press

Following its move to Boulder, Colo., last fall, Shambhala has begun to expand. The press announced that it will acquire 28-year-old Berkeley-based press, which publishes books on yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and aikido. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CCC acquires publishing solutions company Ixxus

The Copyright Clearance Center has acquired London-based publishing solutions company Ixxus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romesh Ranganathan's memoir to Transworld

Transworld has acquired world rights to comedian Romesh Ranganathan’s as-yet-untitled first memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion acquires The People at Number 9

Orion Fiction has acquired a tale of "sex, envy and betrayal in the suburbs" in The People at Number 9 by Felicity Everett. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OR Books Acquires U.K.'s Serif Books

New York's OR Books will maintain the Serif Books imprint and continue to publish books under the brand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salomonsson Agency Acquires Storytellers Agency

Storytellers Agency, a literary agency owned by Swedish publishing group Bonnierförlagen and authors Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril, is being sold to the Salomonsson Agency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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